We haven't even begun to explore the more interesting ways to prepare the lamb, basically just cook it in the skillet, roast it, crock pot, or grill. All with simple basic seasoning and prep.

I don't think I've listened to this one! Thanks

I don't know which one that is?

It might not work like this in other clients but in amethyst if I have the npub of the person I want to tag I just put the @ followed by the npub and the handle populates. If I know the handle and I add the @ and start typing it, sometimes it populates. If it doesn't then I go to nostr.band and search the handle to find the npub to add it to my note... Not the most straightforward workflow but that's how I do it. I would be curious if anyone else has a easy way too.

So many good podcasts lately, probably because I've been in the workshop (my garage lol) woodworking and listening non stop again.

I took a Permaculture design course with Bill Wilson in 2016 and if you've been following the goings on at the homestead you might catch a bit of how he's influenced me in this podcast. The information still holds up over a decade later. Thanks for the nice rewind nostr:npub15879mltlln6k8jy32k6xvagmtqx3zhsndchcey8gjyectwldk88sq5kv0n

The Survival Podcast

An Interview with Bill Wilson about Permaculture – Friday Flashbacks – Epi-11

https://breez.link/p?feedURL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesurvivalpodcast.com%2Ffeed%2Fpodcast&episodeID=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesurvivalpodcast.com%2F%3Fp%3D44598

#permaculture #permies #homesteading

Only a brief mention in there. If you are looking to hear me talk about the mining stuff more:

Bitcoin Rapid-Fire

Bitcoin Mining on the Homestead w/ Rev.Hodl

https://breez.link/p?feedURL=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fd6b3354%2Fpodcast%2Frss&episodeID=24d363fd-dec3-4a3c-9eb5-18551ee62da4

Tokyo Citadel Builders

Interview with RevHodl

https://breez.link/p?feedURL=https%3A%2F%2Fanchor.fm%2Fs%2Fda2b4690%2Fpodcast%2Frss&episodeID=5364330c-4517-48d8-a849-d0b24f193d82

It depends on what I'm dehydrating. If I'm making candied fruit with maple syrup then rotating helps a lot but for most things the speed of the airflow and the solid front door with the slots on the sides for the exit keeps the air/heat pretty evenly bouncing around. It's definitely not as precise as an Excalibur or something but I'm sure it's possible if desired. For now, this is a proof of concept that has been working well for many months with all sorts of different products.

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In that case, you could start by getting a big cut of beef and trying different thickness to see what you like, I'm pretty sure you can dehydrate with the oven to start. Of course, if you want a dehydrator I have to recommend a Bitcoin mining dehydrator but that is hard to find.

Have you tried making some? I used to make it with a counter dehydrator. You can ask the butcher to slice the beef at the desired thickness depending on how you like it.

Delicious high quality barn beef jerky

There has been a lot of hype around nostr:npub1k3s73euee2u62ukehss3f0wzq69xp8y437rvz599x99tly2r3m5su7etk6 homemade beef jerky. When he presented me with an opportunity to get a few packs, I didn't pass it up. I have to say, it's hard to open a package and not eat it all in one sitting. Another example of those participating in Bitcoin producing high quality, exceptional products, worth every sat. In this case, barn wanted maple syrup instead of sats, so he found a way to preorder some even though I'm not offering it yet.

#bitcoin #jerky #circulareconony #bitcoinculture #plebminer #meshtadel

It's the real deal for sure. I burn 1/3rd the wood my neighbor does and he still supplements with propane. Also, I can burn essentially any punky or low btu wood and still get a lot out of it. I'm currently burning some dead standing as that's got mushrooms growing out of it.

No, my miner heating situation is much less sophisticated, I just point the exhaust from the miner in the direction I want the heat. Sometimes into my furnace ductwork, sometimes directly into the room. There was some discussion around using the miners to heat mass during the day running on solar to take advantage of the heat at night while the miner was shut down. That is an interesting concept. I'm thinking the best way to store heat from a miner would be in water not cob or concrete.

This lamb is our best yet, I'll smuggle you some at the February Bitdevs meetup. What cuts do you want?

Let's get some Friday vibes pumping! Quote with your vibe. Lamb chops are the vibe here.

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You know it's true. 💪

I got one of these because nostr:npub1r7psmkr4zv93xnal8un6d8hvmpsn5jvhfzn3kk38rfcel6awznks7znspg time is well worth the sats the hardware is a bonus.

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It's not hard but it's probably the hardest thing about the normal operation of it. I usually scrape it out with an old cottage container in the morning before I light the fire. A couple full scoops usually and it's never hot or smoldering. I can let it go a couple days if I'm being lazy but it drafts better without the ash. It also depends on the wood.

Have you been to Wheaton Labs in Montana? I've known a few people that have also attended events there, several years back now, and echoed similar criticism as Fouch. I've never been there myself, maybe I'll find my way there one day. I think Fouch stopped making videos pretty shortly after their critique of Paul Wheaton for what it's worth.

This looks like the exact same concept except what I'm working with is way more hillbilly... Very nice examples, if I ever build a house I would probably design this sort heater into it.

I saw fouch build theirs too! Because they used cob it they were able to save a lot of space and still get the same heat capacity from the mass.

It took a few weeks, I built the core outside first, tested it, dismantled it, rebuilt it inside, tested it, built the ductwork, tested it, too it apart, built the box and rebuilt the ductwork, filled it with gravel (this was the most labor intensive part, took a friend and I several hours hauling gravel), then I made the finishing stuff so it was more of a process than a self contained project.

The size of the firebox is very important. I've seen RMH builds that have made the firebox too large and it wouldn't draft without a booster fan. This is one of the downsides to RMH. They require more feeding or need to be very large to heat large spaces or large masses. Batch box designs are possible but I've heard it's challenging to get right without experience with standard j tube designs.

There is a riser inside the barrel which traps the smoke from the fire inside. This forces the smoke to combust, that combustion plus the surface area of the barrel rapidly cooling the gasses creates a pump-like action forcing the exhaust horizontally. There is a slight incline on all the ductwork too. Additionally, by designing the final exit towards the chimney to be close to the barrel, it gets heated and creates an additional draft. This heater drafts really well too because the chimney is in the center of the house so it's always warmer than the outside temperature. There's a lot of factors to consider when trying to figure out how much horizontal duct can be supported by the system at various sizes of ducting so it takes a little bit of figuring and testing. That's why I built it in stages. I'm confident after using it for several years that I could run even more horizontal duct if I had space for it.

I basically followed the rocket mass heaters builders guide book exactly and it has been working flawlessly with only regular cleaning necessary. I've made a few minor upgrades over the years, like using a fiberglass blanket instead of rock wool for the riser insulation. I plan on converting it to a batch box burn chamber eventually.

Now that transaction fee storm has passed I'm back to heating my living space primarily with wood in a rocket mass heater instead of Asics.

https://v.nostr.build/Ee2K.mp4

Wood is burned in the small firebox and heat radiates from the barrel warming the space quickly while the fire burns.

As the exhaust gasses make their way to the chimney, they pass through ductwork in a plywood box filled with pea gravel.

The majority of the heat from the exhaust is transfered to the gravel before exiting up the chimney. By the time the gases exit the box, they are cool enough for me to put my hand on the chimney pipe.

After the fire burns out, the heat absorbed by the pea gravel slowly radiates out into the living space until the next fire is burned and the gravel is recharged with heat once again. I built this rocket mass heater for a fraction of the cost of a wood burning insert, with no special tools, materials, or skills.

It has been an unusually warm November and December here at the homestead. Normally we have to start burning wood in the rocket mass heater early November to stay comfortable but this year, the bitcoin mining dehydrator was enough to stay warm and do some food preservation simultaneously.

Transaction fees started climbing and I was shocked to see the most efficient miner I had approaching break even at my electric rate.

I didn't have the circuit to run it wired yet but this bump in fees was the motivation I needed to get the miner hashing. Coincidentally, the weather also started to get colder finally so getting the miner up and running was a win/win.

It successfully kept us and our guests warm through the holidays, even earning some Bitcoin beyond the cost of power at times, all while allowing us to save our firewood.

We did have to fire up the rocket mass heater a handful of times, but so far we've burned less than half the amount of wood compared to previous years. This is thanks to the combination of the warm weather, and high transaction fees allowing us to stay warm with heavily subsidized electric heat.

This might be the first winter we make it through with wood leftover for the next year, typically I'm scrounging for the last couple weeks.

#permaculture #permies #homesteading #selfsovereignty #meshtadel #rocketmassheater #woodburner #bitcoin #bitcoinmining #plebminer #rmh #grownostr

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Good plebminer information in this note and replies.

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